Social Morphology and Human Ecology

This essay re-examines Durkheim's Division of Labor from the standpoint of contemporary ecological theory. Durkheim's analysis of differentiation is reconstructed, and a series of criticisms of the work are reviewed. A number of striking parallels are found between Durkheim's "mo...

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Published in:The American journal of sociology 1958-05, Vol.63 (6), p.620-634
Main Author: Schnore, Leo F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Differentiation
Division of Labor
Durkheim, Emile
Ecological competition
Ecology
Environmental social sciences
Environmental technology
Human Ecology
Population growth
Social interaction
Social structures
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Summary:This essay re-examines Durkheim's Division of Labor from the standpoint of contemporary ecological theory. Durkheim's analysis of differentiation is reconstructed, and a series of criticisms of the work are reviewed. A number of striking parallels are found between Durkheim's "morphological" thinking and the structural concepts and analytical apparatus in use within human ecology throughout its development. The paper ends with a plea for greater attention to the construction of structural taxonomies and to the examination of other morphological problems.
ISSN:0002-9602
1537-5390
DOI:10.1086/222357